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Prof. Marcelle Machluf at her lab in the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Courtesy)

Technion prof seeks funds for army of cell ‘ghosts’ to battle deadliest cancers

Marcelle Machluf, child of a Moroccan immigrant who couldn’t read or write, is looking for investors for what could be a revolutionary tumor drug-delivery platform

Israel-led research team develops AI-based model to detect sleep apnea

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative image of a sleeping man (Credit: tommaso79, iStock by Getty Image)

July 21, 2019, 11:46 am

Israel-led research team develops AI-based model to detect sleep apnea

Technology may be used to develop a mobile app to identify condition in which patients stop breathing for 10 seconds or more while they sleep

By Shoshanna Solomon

July 8, 2019, 11:42 am

Technion prof seeks funds for army of cell ‘ghosts’ to battle deadliest cancers

Marcelle Machluf, child of a Moroccan immigrant who couldn’t read or write, is looking for investors for what could be a revolutionary tumor drug-delivery platform

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative image of a fruit bat (Courtesy)

June 27, 2019, 3:12 pm

Fruit bats can transform echoes into vision, study shows

Tel Aviv University researchers shed light on how bats and perhaps other mammals and humans integrate multi-sensory information

By Shoshanna Solomon

T cells attacking a cancer cell (frentusha; iStock by Getty Images)

June 17, 2019, 6:08 pm

Study identifies protein that causes ‘exhaustion’ of immune system cells

Understanding role of TOX protein could pave way to restoring normal function in systems weakened by chronic disease, say researchers from Israel’s Bar-Ilan University and others

By Shoshanna Solomon

An illustrative image of neurons, or brain cells (whitehoune; iStock by Getty Images)

June 6, 2019, 6:25 pm

Israel study says neurons, not just DNA, can affect progeny’s fate

Tel Aviv University researchers find mechanism in worms that, if it translates to humans, could imply brain activity also plays a role in what is transmitted to offspring

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative image of a man at an airport/travel (Chalabala; iStock by Getty Images)

June 5, 2019, 2:54 pm

Losing our best minds: Startup Nation sees brain drain, fall in productivity

For every graduate who returns to Israel, 4.5 emigrate; ‘exceptionally small’ number of people responsible for propelling the economy, report says; also warns of growing inequality

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative image of a elderly patient with Parkinson's disease (Highwaystarz-Photography; iStock by Getty Images)

June 5, 2019, 3:22 am

Tel Aviv University team finds biomarkers that could diagnose Parkinson’s early

Discovery could eventually enable faster detection and treatment, lead to ‘significant delay’ in progression of debilitating disease

By Shoshanna Solomon

An illustrative image of a cancer patient and perfusion drip. (CIPhotos, iStock by Getty Images)

June 2, 2019, 11:37 pm

Israeli researchers find ‘potential hope’ for some pancreatic cancer patients

New drug stalls progression of disease for patients who have the BRCA genetic mutations, study by Sheba Medical Center with AstraZeneca and Merck shows

By Shoshanna Solomon

An illustration of a CT scan that was tampered with by the researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Courtesy)

April 4, 2019, 5:41 pm

Israeli researchers show medical scans vulnerable to fake tumors

If hackers tamper with CTs or MRIs they could aid in insurance fraud, ransomware, cyberterrorism or even murder, Ben-Gurion University team says

By Shoshanna Solomon

Yeda CEO Gil Granot-Mayer (left to right) BioLeaders CEO, Dr. Young-Chul Park and Weizmann Institute Vice President for Technology Transfer Prof. Mordechai Sheves (Weizmann Institute of Technology)

March 20, 2019, 2:48 pm

South Korea firm to invest $10m in Weizmann scientists’ anti-cancer drug

An additional $2m will be invested by another Korean concern in a company that aims to make the use of ultrasounds easier, also set up by Weizmann’s Yeda technology transfer arm

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative image of a sleeping woman (AndreyPopov; iStock by Getty Images)

March 5, 2019, 6:07 pm

To sleep, perchance to let DNA be repaired: Study finds new reason for slumber

Bar-Ilan University researchers show that individual neurons need sleep to give chromosomal repair system a chance to clear out daily debris accumulated during wake time

By Shoshanna Solomon

A newborn baby in an Israeli hospital. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)

March 3, 2019, 6:11 pm

Home births are three times more dangerous than hospital ones, study shows

Ben-Gurion University researchers found that 15 out of every 1,000 babies born in non-hospital settings died, compared to 5 out of every 1,000 born in hospitals

By Shoshanna Solomon

Illustrative image of teenagers. (iStock)

February 18, 2019, 2:01 pm

Israeli study: Bodies adjust puberty timing to help reach expected adult height

Researchers from Ben-Gurion University say their findings could change the way developmental problems in adolescents are diagnosed

By TOI staff

Illustrative: A parking lot in Tel Aviv (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

December 18, 2018, 1:25 pm

Israeli experts aim to ease parking squeeze with premium pricing for prime spots

Researchers at Tel Aviv University say their algorithm could be used in app for drivers; it creates adaptive prices for curbside parking based on supply and demand

By Shoshanna Solomon

A man with multiple sclerosis gets help drinking water, August 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

October 18, 2018, 1:15 pm

Environmental factors can trigger onset of multiple sclerosis — Israeli study

Elevated salt concentrations and temperature may lead to harmful structural changes in protective neural membranes, Tel Aviv University researchers say

By Shoshanna Solomon